The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-07-22
FOCAL AND PERSONAL.

have built new shed at the depot at Cres-
sou.
The Westmoreland county fair will be
,sd ON October l1th, 18th, l3tt, 14th and
18Th.
Mr.. d. Foster Lloyd. OF Pittsburgh
.rsr, a few days In town during the present
week
Prof. J. 5. Foley is laid up at the Blair
House In this place. with infiamatory rheu-
matism.
The Jefferson base ball club will hold n
Manic In RorabGughs grove, close to that
Mace on Saturday.
Mrs. James A. Porter, OF Pratt, Kan
... Is visiting her mother Mrs. Rosanna
Arbe, of this place.
The Benetonte iron and nall company
has an order tor l, 900 kegs OF nails for Mex
leo .nd 900 for Cuba.
One thousand pounds of ginseng want
.i AZ DR. DayIsou's for which the highest
market price viii be paid.
President George b. Roberts, OF the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company. with his
fau is stopping at Cressou.
Mrs samuel y. Shoemaker and family,
OF y, Joseph, Missouri, is visiting relatives
and friends In this neighbOrhood.
Judge Johnston and family started on
Tu,-day last for Bedford Springs, where
they intend to stay couple of weeks.
Mr. Thomas y. Davis, OF Cambria town
ship hrs had his pension increased from
elgh, dollars to sixteen dollars per month.
An Altoona boy was bitten by black
snake last week while out In tina woods,
but suffered no Inconvenience from the bite.
-Wlrtiu Fuuk, OF South Ferk, was bitten
on me arm by a vicious horse on Thursday
ofhsJ week. His injuries, though painful,
are not serious.
Harvey Walker, an employe in Clear
field county saw mill had his left arm torn
OF tie other day, by the member being
caught in some betting.
The western experimental farm, belong
ing 70 the State agricultural college, at In
diana, will be sold at public sale, September
-. It contains 100 acres.
The Cambria County Agricultural So
cety are having two artesian wells bored on
their fair grounds near CarroIltown for the
purpose Of supplying water.
Two milch cows and bull, the proper
ty Of Nc Edward Francis, were killed by
tightening on last Saturday afternoon, on
his farm in Cambria township.
Mr. Emanuel Custer, OF this place, has
leased blacksmith shop at East Conemsugh,
End on Tuesday took his departure for that
place TO take charge OF the shop. Mr.. Gus.
ter's family VIII remain here until fall.
Mrs. Frances Mcdonald, wife OF General
Joseph Mcdonald, OF this place. is lying
seriously IN at the residence OF her son in
law Mr. J. A. Shoemaker in this place.
Grave fears are entertained for her recovery.
The Educational Reporter will resume
puhlicRt tion with the opening of the schools.
The September number will give reports
from teachers OF last term and also an
nouncemeut Of the County Institute for the
present Year,
Mrs. Forsythe. OF BradenYile, West
moreland county, used coal oil TO hasten a
IRE In her cooking stove on Thursday of last
week. and was so badly burned by the e1-
plosion which followed thst her death oc-
CURED few hours later.
Iron men in the state report contin-
ued encouraging outlook. Some OF tho lar
Rest iron furnaces in the state report that
they have thus far exceeded last years pro-
duction 80 per cent and yet have no aceu-
mutation Or unsold stock
a dne game Of ball was played at South
Fork on last Saturday forenoon between the
"Jetl-r-ons, - OF wimore, and the "Stars, ="
Of South Fork. After playing eight innings
The game was called at which time the score
s,oojo To ! m favor Of the stars"
The white wife OF an Altoona coIored
man named William Johnson on Saturday
last, during an alteration. brought him TO
tine by sending bullet from thirty two
ca,ilrs revolver into his right thigh. He
Va ro' however, seriously hurt.
-U.ugy Williams, prisoner No. 1925, In
ty Western PenltentiUrv, who was sent
iruu tuis county In June 1855 for an at
tempted rape on his neice and who lived
near GailItsin, died In that institution on
Thursday OF last week. He was about -
yea, Of age.
John u. Gordon, civil engineer, Of
BeiiefJute, who had been employed -
&. .r-hlrg for some m0rths. was instantly
Killed by Day Express. at Brinton, Tuesday
morning while aiigLting from a train. He
Nas 80 years Of age. HIS remains were sent
10 BeUefonte
Il. j. krise, whose parents reside In
Altoona, but who was employed in Pitts
burtl, was drowned in the Allegheny river
On last saturday evening. lie had gone to
s.asr on raft, when some boys for the
prr9"' OF playing a JOKE, rolled him Off
into t'e river.
Louis Weirbaugh, Of Altoona, who had
been suffering from a huge swelling OF his
rg'' Saee since last September. was com
petr' 20 have II amputatsd on Thursday OF
las. T.rk, the bone having become so much
diseased that that was the only means of
saving his life.
-Messrs Mcconnell < Saupp, OF Altoona,
ar SIN selling clothing away down below
al Competitors. When you visit Altoona
HYe them 2 call and examine their nne dis
play Of seasonable and fashionable clothing.
loa viii find them on Eleventy avenue, St.
Lawrence Block.
Il young man named Tarr, OF East
fFhsiu township, Armstrong county, was
Uij"r IN front OF n moving machine. BY
temarSsbie presence OF mind, he grabbed
ue sni'e and beid II up until ii passed over
u'u. lie received a number OF ugly cuts,
'ul escaped very serious injury.
Married women now having the po,Se-
- conduct separate business. make con-
S'''s, buy and sell, aui all without sharing
'I' profits with their husbands. must not
100 much elated, asitbeY must bear In mind
.hry are also responsible for their own
.'ss. There never was a rose without a